News broke this week that nearly 250,000 more Virginians will lose their existing health insurance coverage because of Obamacare.
Mark Warner promised he would not vote for legislation that resulted in people losing the health insurance and doctors they liked.
Below are several other reports from this week:
Richmond Times-Dispatch: Up to 250,000 Virginians face canceled health policies
After a year’s reprieve, up to 250,000 Virginians will receive notice by the end of November that their health insurance plans will be canceled because the plans do not comply with the Affordable Care Act and accompanying state law.
The affected policyholders were allowed to renew their old plans late last year, even though the plans did not provide all of the benefits required under the health care law, but they won’t have that option when the policies expire this year.
…In August 2009, four months before voting for the ACA, Warner had vowed that he would not support a health care reform plan that would “take away health care that you’ve got right now or a health care plan that you like.” Warner echoed remarks by Obama, who had repeatedly promised voters that “if you like the plan you have, you can keep it.” In 2013, Politifact called the president’s promise the “Lie of the Year.”
NBC12 (WWBT): 250K Virginians may lose plans because of Obamacare requirements
Staggering numbers coming out of the Capitol: A quarter million Virginians will need to choose new health insurance because of Obamacare…Those five simple words “you can keep your plan” are coming back to haunt the President as well as an estimated quater million Virginians…
Lynchburg News & Advance: Thousands of Virginians who took advantage of a delay in the Affordable Care Act last year will have to get new plans this year and likely incur higher premiums or other out-of-pocket costs. The number of people that fall into this category could be as high as 250,000, according to one estimate floated this week. Depending on health and other factors, that group could see a double-digit jump in insurance bills — the result of a planned recalibration of how costs are shared among policy holders.
Watchdog.org: Virginia’s Health Insurance Reform Commission learned Wednesday that 250,000 Virginians will receive notices their health insurance plans are being canceled as a result of the Affordable Care Act. That’s in addition to the thousands of Virginians who had already been notified over the last year their plans are no longer compliant with President Obama’s signature health care law…
NewsMax: Already some residents have received notices, and lawmakers will be hit from complaints as many residents make hard choices about how to budget for care or face losing it. “It’ll be higher co-pays?” one lawmaker queried of Gray. “Absolutely,” Gray said. The private exchange, eHealthInsurance, says premiums have risen faster under ObamaCare than the eight years preceding its launch, The Daily Caller noted. On the individual market, premiums are up 29 percent from February 2013 and individuals’ premiums now run, on average about $274 a month. Average family premiums have hit $663 monthly per family — up from $426 in 2013, the website reported, citing the eHeathInsurance’s Price Index.
Daily Caller: “This goes back to that now heavily-criticized line we heard before Obamacare was put in place: ‘If you like your plan, you can keep it,’” said reporter Alana Austin. “Ultimately, that turned out not to be true for thousands of Virginians and companies in the Commonwealth. … Wednesday Virginia lawmakers on the health insurance reform commission met for the first time this year. Turns out, a staggering number of Virginians will need new plans this fall.”
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